Houlton v. Nichols Truck Line

Plaintiff filed this suit to recover damages in the sum of $835.62, which damage he alleges was caused by the negligence of the driver of defendant's truck when said truck ran into a truck owned by the plaintiff on August 3, 1943. It is alleged by plaintiff in his supplemental petition that he was proceeding north on the Bush-Bogalusa highway and extended his left hand to make a left turn onto a road leading into Sun; that defendant's large oil truck was proceeding at an excessive rate of speed and ran into plaintiff's truck from the rear.

The damage claimed is for $115.62 cost of repair to…